Kansai Big Six Baseball League

Kansai Big Six Baseball League

Sport	Baseball
First season	1931 (reorganized 1982)
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan
Region	Kansai, Japan
Most recent champion(s)	Kansai University (9th title)
Most titles	Kindai University (36 titles)
TV partner(s)	KBS Kyoto, SKY PerfecTV!
Official website	KansaiBig6.jp
Locations

The Kansai Big6 Baseball League (関西学生野球連盟, Kansai gakusei yakyū renmei) is a collegiate baseball league located in central Kansai region of Japan, stretching from Hyōgo in the west to Kyoto in the east. The league joined the All Japan University Baseball Federation in 1951.

Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	All-time record	Titles	Last title	Colors
Doshisha University	Kyoto, Japan	1920	1931	Private		8	Fall 2011
Kansai University	Suita, Osaka	1926	1931	Private		9	Fall 2023
Kindai University	Higashiosaka, Osaka	1949	1962	Private		40	Spring 2023
Kwansei Gakuin University	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo	1932	1931	Private		4	Spring 2021
Kyoto University	Kyoto	1897	1931	Public		—	—
Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto	1922	1931	Private		22	Spring 2019

National Championships

Champion

1956 - Kansai
1972 - Kansai
1988 - Kinki
1989 - Kinki
1997 - Kinki
1998 - Kinki

Runner-up

1952 - Kwansei Gakuin
1952 - Ritsumeikan
1959 - Kwansei Gakuin
1960 - Kansai
1961 - Doshisha
1965 - Ritsumeikan
1966 - Kinki
1970 - Kansai
1975 - OUC
1976 - OUC
1981 - Kinki
1983 - Kinki
1991 - Kansai
1992 - Ritsumeikan
1994 - Kinki
2005 - Kinki

Meiji Shrine Championships

Champion

1972 - Kansai
1978 - Doshisha
1989 - Doshisha
1990 - Kinki
1997 - Kinki

Runner-up

1983 - Kinki
1991 - Kansai
1992 - Ritsumeikan
1994 - Kinki
2005 - Kinki

League Champions

Numbers in parentheses refer to the Fall season games.

Kinki - 14 (18)
Ritsumei - 8 (4)
Kansai - 2 (0)
Doshisha - 1 (4)
Kwansei Gakuin - 1 (0)
Kyoto - 0 (0)

See also

• Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

External links

• Kansai Big6 Official Website (in Japanese)